Reenforced lid for chick boxes



Jan. 31, 1928.

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@Remus Patented Jan. 31, 1928.

UNITED STATES XDSI'NEY I. MILLER, 0F LANCASTER, MISSOURI.

BEENFORCED LID FOR CHICK BOXES.

Application led July 10,

This invention relates to an improved orm of reenforce'd pasteboard lidor cover for boxes or crates designed for shipping or ;ransporting babychicks, or the like, and to i method of making such cover. These noxesare ordinarily made of heavy pasteaoard, and are provided with the usualanged lids, through which are cut a plurality of Ventilating apertures.Wooden alats or cleats are ordinarily nailed across ;he outer sides ofthe lids, both for strengthning the structure and to space the boxestrom each other when they are piled up together in a car, so as to allowthe air 'to cir- :ulate to some extent amongst the live chicks. Butthese wooden cleats are rather expensive, they require time for nailingonto the ids, and' their added weight causes a furf nher expense in theway of postage or ex-4 press charges.

It is the purpose of the A resent lnvention charges through theirlessened weight. f

In the drawings Figure 1 is a plan View of a blank sheet 3f pasteboardstock as required for making up a'lid, the portions intended to form theside flanges and transverse strengthening ribs being indicated by dottedlines;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the same sheet, showing the angular orV-shaped strengthening ribs pressed up across the entire sheet, theintended side-flanges being indicated in dotted lines; y Y

Figure 3 is a detail of a strip of the reenforcing tape, which in the lreferable structure is to be pasted alon an over the gaps of theV-shaped strengt ening ribs at the under side of the completed lid;

Figure 4 is a plan view ofp the reverse side of the structure -as shown'in Figure 2', showing the tape represented in Figure 3 pasted along andover the gaps of the V- shaped ribs, at the intended under side of thelid;

1926. Serial No. 121,588.

Figure 5 is a to lan view of the completed lid; p p

Figure 6 is a side elevation of a box equipped with this improved lid;

Figure 7 is a detail showing the method of forming the V-shapedstrengthening ribs in a plece of pasteboard stock;

Figure 8 is a detail showing the application of the recnt'orcing tapeacross the gap of a rib, vat the under side of the lid.

In carrying out this invention, I take a blank sheet l of pasteboardstock, or any other suitably pliable material, adaptable to form a lid 2for the box 3, and in any conventional manner I press and form acrossthe said sheet, and integrally with the sheet,

two or more spaced strengthening ribs 4,

which may be angular or V-shaped in cross s ectlon, as here shown, or ofany other desired shape. These ribs Ll are formed to protrude at thatside of the ,sheet l which 1s intended to serve as the. upper or outerside of the completed lid 2. Strips of reenforcing tape 5 are nextpasted along over the gaps 6 of the V-shaped ribs 4, at the intendedunder side of the lid. Incisions` 7 are then made transversely throughthe ribs el at points registering with the lines 8 which demark thejuncture of the side fianges 9 of the lid 2 with the body of the lid.

The side flanges 9 are then'turned perpendicularly down, and the ends ofthese anges are bound orlocked together in any conventional manner toform the corners 10. The usual ventilation apertures l1 may be :formedin the lid. Boxes equipped with lids formed and made in the manner.pointed out, may be stacked upon one another without danger of the ribs4 crushing, and these ribs thus serve as a substitute for the usual-wooden cleats. The portions of the same ribs protruding laterally asshown at 12 prevent the boxes being ,crowded too closely together,and'thus spaces are left at all sides of theassembled boxes for the freeJirculation of air..

Where boxes are to be shipped singly, or only a few at a time, so thatthe danger of their crushing together is comparatively slight, thereenforcing strips or tape 5 may be dispensed with, and the lids may bemade with the angular ribs 4 alone. -Lids can be ver cheaply constructedafter this method, an will serve every purpose for which the more costlywooden cleated boxes are intended, while their use also results inmaterially lessened transportation chareos.

It is evident also that this form of x or crate may b e useful for shipin other commodities or perishable fo -stu s or wherever a chea lightand strong box is required, or w en 1t may be desirable to stack suchboxes and at the same time provide for air s aces between the same.

ile I have `herein described a certain order and manner of carrying outmy said method of constructing the said lid for the character of boxreferred to, and have described the said lid as being builtand assembledin a certain way, it is understood that I may depart and vary from thesaid method pointed out, and' may construct the said box with minorvariations from the structure shown, not departing, however,

from the spirit of the invention as laid down in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A box lid of pliable material provided with integrah'outwardldirected strengthening bosses, and reen orcing tape Secund formed bossesoutstanding at one side of the structure, and reenforcing tape securedover the gaps of the said bosses.

lIn testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

KINNEY I. MILLER.

